I agree with the idea that Jessica has some sort of posession ability, and Nikki has super strength. What we do know is that the powers are genetic, and so they run in the family. With the exception of Hiro's sister, and of course older generations, we've seen powers in siblings, parents and children. (Petrelli brothers, Claire [I assume everyone's seen that by now, but if not I won't go into it since I haven't figured out how to do the Spoiler thing ] Micha and Nikki, and D.L. as well) So it's certainly understandable that if Nikki has a power, her sister would have had one too. And since she was killed at an early age, maybe the power manifested instantly and she was able to [if not possess] hide her spirit in her sister's body. That would leave Nikki with the super strength. And since they are sharing the same body, maybe that is the reason they can both access each other's powers.
Here's another bit of food for thought: We already know that there have been people who have known what's going on from the begining. Linderman, Nathan and Peter's parents, Hiro's dad. I'm thinking that Linderman knew about Nikki/Jessica early on and started training Jessica [in Nikki's body] how to access Nikki's strength and become an unstoppable killing machine. I mean why does Jessica have such loyalty to Linderman? Anyway, that's just my opinion.
Wow, I guess I'm the only person who doesnt agree. Niki (in my opinion) seems to be a channeler. Jessica is very dead, but she is very living through Niki. Given that Niki has powers, then it can be assumed that Jessica had powers too (hence the super strength). This would imply that Niki's channeling has the potential of channing powers too. This is very cool.
Why do I think she is a channeler?
Niki doesnt appear like someone with MPD/DID (Check Wikipedia for related information). Ever since the bomb, Bruce Banner knew he was the hulk, and knew it was a part of him, because he was in control of it--it was the manifestation of his repressed rage. This knocks him out. Dr Jekyl/Mr. Hyde - this is the theory I originally believed, but it just doesnt answer some of the important questions about Niki.
I'm sure I could go on and on about this, but I'm not one to nitpick details.
I totally disagree with the "supernatural possession" thing....doesn't seem to fit with the tone of the series
We haven't seen evidence of any "beyond the veil" type supernatural abilities yet. Strictly limited to the physical realm in my opinion.
*maybe* Jessica could have been a powerful telepath who, when she died, imprinted herself on Niki's brain...but that doesn't swing right either. By all accounts, the real Jessica was a nice girl, musical, friendly, caring, loving....not like OUR Jessica....she needs practice just to be tolerant with Micah.
I think some of you are taking "Jessica" too literally....I'm certain she's no more than a function of Niki's psyche. It's why Jessica beat up the psychiatrist...she knows the psychiatrist can make her "not be". Jessica wants to continue existing. She's Niki's "dark side".
In fact, I'll bet 100 Waffles on Jessica being no more than a function of Psyche. Who'll take me up on it?
Mods: Is there any way to exchange waffles with someone like that?
PapaJukebox - Good point - Linderman knew about Niki/Jessica (or at least suspected) whenever Simone obtained Isaac's "Mirror twin" painting for him....I *think* it was in 6 months ago, but it may have been around the beginning of october (show-verse time). It was almost certainly one of the first ones he got from him. Actually, I'm not sure now - does anyone know, or am I gonna have to look it up? lol
I'm not saying anything about 'supernatural possession'. My thinking is more along the lines of astral projection, as I have said. I just think there is too much to Jessica for her to be a figment of Niki's imagination. I know multiple personality disorder is a serious mental condition, or whatever, but it just doesn't feel right to me in relation to this situation.
I don't know Slippy. I'd have to say that Nikki is harboring something.. Now whether it's repressed rage that has been buried after watching her father beat her sister to death, or if it's her sister's mental imprint on her psyche, I can't really say.
But I do know that right now Nikki is capable and aware of what's happening, she's just not sure how to control this issue. Jessica is becomeing more devious in hiding her true self from her family, and Nikki is desperately trying to give them clues when she can.
I'd have to say that it looks to me like an internal power struggle, and the one that is more determined is going to prevail. I'd give even money that Nikki, mainly because of her desire and drive to help her family, is going to finally win out over Jessica. The problem is going to be how much damage Jessica is going to cause before that solution is set into place.....
(*Edit: Wow! I just realised how long this post is....sorry guys!*)
Jormen, what you've just posted doesn't contradict my opinion as such. In fact, I'd say you're actually agreeing with me in some respects...?
Stonegroove, forgive me, but I just want to make sure I'm clear on where you stand with this, so I don't make myself look an idiot All semantics aside, you're suggesting that the Jessica we see is actually REAL Jessica either controlling or in possession of (by some means) Niki's body. Either she's been resident in Niki's head since she died or she exists on some other plane of existence. Do I have that right?
Never underestimate the power of the mind, my friends, in creating exactly whatever it needs to deal with a situation. I don't claim to be any great authority on psychology, but as an occasional writer of character-driven stories, I know how REAL the characters I write can be to me...it's no great leap of the imagination to see how Jessica could come into being through a similar process.
Having been through severe depression and a nervous breakdown myself (all better now, so I'm not chasing sympathy!), I can also understand how easy it is to "become" a completely different person. On the upswing, I was your classic manic, and was amazed at how great everything seemed. On the downswing, all the classic depressive tendencies...I was a textbook case....and you know what? "Manic" me was barely (if at all) aware of "depressed" me, and vice versa. They were two different people, with completely different personalities. Incidentally, I'm a completely different person now....a third personality with aspects of the first two. Obviously, I'm not saying my situation is anything like as severe as Niki's possible psychoses, but it does illustrate how creative the brain can be!
As if that wasn't enough to assimilate, let's factor in the consideration that most of the evolved humans seem to have a tendency towards mental or emotional instability. Maybe it's one of the less beneficial effects of random mutation. In fact, given the evidence at hand, I'd say that mental and emotional instability MUST be a function of an evolutionary process like we are seeing. Our emotions and mental processes evolved out of the challenges our caveman ancestors faced. When the challenges change, so do the processes required to deal with them. This is bound to take some trial and error.
The key thing with evolution is it throws up random mutations, good and bad. Survival of the fittest. The successful live, the unsuccessful die. The ones that evolve the RIGHT mental and emotional processes will survive the new challenges that their evolution brings them. I know it SEEMS a somewhat circular argument (evolution gives you the tools to face the challenges that evolution brings), but when you look at it closely, I think it's actually self-supporting.
Of course, all votes are off until either Niki or Jessica prevail, and we may never know the truth behind Jessica's existence.
Of course, stonegroove, I can TOTALLY get your "it just doesn't feel right" argument....I was going to say something similar myself!
Hmmm . . . I guess my Jessica theory could be categorized as possession, technically. I don't think that was Jessica's power, though. Anyway, yes Slippy, that's what I'm saying. She escaped her own body at time of death via Astral Projection and had no body to return to. Her sister's body would be the most 'viable' as far as being the most like her own, so she was able to piggy-back her own psyche in Niki's brain. As for her personality change, it probably took years before she gained the ability to usurp Niki's control over their shared vessel. Anyone with nothing to do but think for years and years would probably drive themselves a bit crazy eventully, and considering Jessica's pre-mortum circumstances she was prone to mental illness anyway.
It could also be that Niki's grief for the loss of her sister made her a more accessible target for Jessica as well, or more receptive to possession by Jessica anyway.
I think the reason for this is because they were sisters. After all, you're more close to your siblings than to others. Another strong connection would be Jessica giving herself over to their abusive father to keep Nikki safe. Thus, Nikki subconsiously knows that she owes her life to Jessica, and is more than willing to host any part of Jessica that is still out there somewhere. I think it's one main reason that Nikki's trying to reason with her sister half instead of dominate it right now.
Good arguments, certainly.....I think we're not gonna get any further with this one without evidence though, eh? We're definitely in two clearly-defined camps, although y'all have slightly different views on how "dead" Jessica is driving Niki.
I'm certainly not gonna say "no way" to what you guys postulate....There's lots of ways you all could be right. And I think, therein lies my difficulty.
I've always thought the Jessica personality was really Jessica, Niki's sister, but I don't know how. I haven't found an explanation that feels right to me, but I'm leaning toward astral projection - that one comes closest to describing the result I think we see, even if I'm not sure about the mechanism.
One of the things that really clinched it for me was all the Niki/Jessica back-story in "6 Months Ago". Why show all that crap about their dad, revealing that he killed her even, if it wasn't relevant?
So what's our theory on where Jessica's been all this time (until she framed DL, or so we guess?) Is it?:-
- She's been around the whole time. Sort of a Tyler Durden package deal?;
- Been lying dormant;
- Been possessing someone else?
I know she said she took Niki's beatings for her (which makes no sense REALLY... either Niki thought she had memory loss for EACH beating, conveniently, or had some inexplicable bruises some mornings...?) but I wouldn't have thought someone as whacko, violent and controlling as Jessica would've done NOTHING for years?
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] Micha and Nikki, and D.L. as well) So it's certainly understandable that if Nikki has a power, her sister would have had one too. And since she was killed at an early age, maybe the power manifested instantly and she was able to [if not possess] hide her spirit in her sister's body. That would leave Nikki with the super strength. And since they are sharing the same body, maybe that is the reason they can both access each other's powers.
All semantics aside, you're suggesting that the Jessica we see is actually REAL Jessica either controlling or in possession of (by some means) Niki's body. Either she's been resident in Niki's head since she died or she exists on some other plane of existence. Do I have that right?
